Transcending the standards: Homeschooling as curricular transformation

• In Event: Academic Motivation and Student Achievement

Abstract

This presentation will focus on the lessons designed and implemented during a year of homeschooling instruction for one particular first grader. After consultation with the parents, a fully offline homeschool program was determined to be the best choice for the 2020-2021 academic year. The authors/presenters acted as the primary educators in all of the discipline-specific areas, although the child’s interests, abilities, and strengths were taken into consideration. The homeschooling process allowed the child to contribute to the planning, flow, timing, and overall design of each homeschooling session. The activities and lessons presented during homeschooling were designed to incorporate our student’s interests, abilities, and strengths.

Author

• Angela M Miller-Hargis, University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College